Conjunctive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kənˈdʒʌŋktɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Conjunctive is an adjective meaning Connective: tending to join, unite, connect.
Meaning
Connective: tending to join, unite, connect.
More Meanings
- Connected: being joined, united, connected.
- (grammar) Relating to a conjunction (part of speech).
- (grammar) Relating to the conjunctive mood.
- (logic) Of or relating to logical conjunction.
- (astrology, astronomy) Relating to a conjunction (appearance in the sky of two astronomical objects with the same right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude).
- (grammar) Of a personal pronoun, used only in immediate conjunction with the verb of which the pronoun is the subject, such as French je or Irish sé
- (grammar, of a verb) Subjunctive: inflected to indicate that an act or state of being is possible, contingent or hypothetical, and not a fact.
Example Sentences
She is so conjunctive to my life and soul / That, as the star moves not but in his sphere, / I could not but by her.
Word Forms
- conjunctives
Synonyms for conjunctive
Depending on context, synonyms include conjunct, subjunctive, joint, conjunction, cooperative, connecting.
Antonyms for conjunctive
Common opposites include disjunctive, disjunct.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include combined, connective, conjunction, united, conjunct, concerted.
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